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| Johnson plea on rowdy travellers | Johnson plea on rowdy travellers |
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| Rowdy and violent youths on the capital's buses should have their free travel cards confiscated, according to London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson. | Rowdy and violent youths on the capital's buses should have their free travel cards confiscated, according to London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson. |
| The Conservative MP unveiled his plans to fight "incivility, rowdiness, violence" on public transport. | The Conservative MP unveiled his plans to fight "incivility, rowdiness, violence" on public transport. |
| He said youngsters who had their Oyster cards taken away would have to do community service to get them back. | He said youngsters who had their Oyster cards taken away would have to do community service to get them back. |
| He also wants Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) to do more paperwork to help get more police on the beat. | He also wants Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) to do more paperwork to help get more police on the beat. |
| Mr Johnson said young people would value their free Oyster cards if there was a risk of losing them. | Mr Johnson said young people would value their free Oyster cards if there was a risk of losing them. |
| If I think to when I was a kid growing up on the streets of Camden it's a lot rougher now or a lot scarier Boris Johnson | If I think to when I was a kid growing up on the streets of Camden it's a lot rougher now or a lot scarier Boris Johnson |
| In an interview on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, he said: "If people knew that systematically they were going to be deprived of this then they would be much less willing to intimidate other passengers. | In an interview on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, he said: "If people knew that systematically they were going to be deprived of this then they would be much less willing to intimidate other passengers. |
| "Kids who want to get back the privilege of free travel have to do some kind of community service, voluntary service, graffiti removal painting a community centre shed, whatever it happens to be." | "Kids who want to get back the privilege of free travel have to do some kind of community service, voluntary service, graffiti removal painting a community centre shed, whatever it happens to be." |
| The Henley MP said crime would be at the "top of his priorities" if he became mayor. | |
| Mr Johnson added: "If I think to when I was a kid growing up on the streets of Camden it's a lot rougher now or a lot scarier, put it that way, than it was 35 years ago. | Mr Johnson added: "If I think to when I was a kid growing up on the streets of Camden it's a lot rougher now or a lot scarier, put it that way, than it was 35 years ago. |
| "I think there are things that we can do about that. The first and most obvious thing is to get more police on the beat." | "I think there are things that we can do about that. The first and most obvious thing is to get more police on the beat." |
| He suggested that PCSOs could be "in the back room" working on administrative duties, which would "liberate" frontline officers. | He suggested that PCSOs could be "in the back room" working on administrative duties, which would "liberate" frontline officers. |
| A spokesperson for Ken Livingstone's mayoral campaign said free travel cards are already confiscated for anti-social behaviour on buses. | |
| She added: "Anyone cautioned by the police or convicted of a criminal offence loses their card permanently, which is a very effective deterrent, whereas Boris Johnson's proposal would lessen this punishment." |